What is the World made of (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science) - Softcover

Weidner Zoehfeld, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064451631 ISBN 13: 9780064451635

Publisher: Angus & Robertson Childrens, 1998

Synopsis

What is the World Made of? Did you ever walk through a wall or drink a glass of blocks? Have you ever played with a lemonade doll or put on milk for socks? This text introduces young readers to a science concept - the differences between solids, liquids and gases. Full description

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Product Description:

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out About Solids, Liquids, and Gases Can you make an ice cube disappear? Put it on a hot sidewalk. It melts into water and then vanishes! The ice cube changes from solid to liquid to gas. . . . Read on to find out more about the three states of matter.

About the Author:

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than seventy books for children. She has written several books in the Let's Read And Find Out Science series, including: WHAT LIVES IN A SHELL?, an NSTA/CBC "Outstanding Science Trade Book" and winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's "Best Children's Book" award; WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF?, a Children's Book of the Month Club Main Selection; WHAT'S ALIVE?, also named an AAAS "Best Children's Book"; HOW MOUNTAINS ARE MADE, an NSTA/CBC "Outstanding Science Trade Book," DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio "Best Book Award" Kathleen was a children's book editor for over ten years before becoming a full-time writer. When she is not reading, researching, writing, or editing she loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing and curating fossils for her local natural history museums. She lives in Berkeley, CA. Paul Meisel has illustrated many books for children, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?, Energy Makes Things Happen, and What Happens to Our Trash? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: Angus & Robertson Childrens
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0064451631
• ISBN 13: 9780064451635
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32